GuideMark World ex-US Fund - GPS Funds

Shareclass

GuideMark World ex-US Fund Service Shares (GMWEX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Filing

NPORT filing 31 Dec 2025

Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments

12.68%

INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES

AGRIBUSINESS

deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy

BANKS AND LENDERS

that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting

MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS

that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products

holdings flagged

13%

of assets flagged

This fund contains

$22.73 MILLION invested

in holdings flagged for deforestation risk

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Commodity producers

2 holdings

0.75% of assets

$1.35 MILLION invested

Banks and lenders

13 holdings

5.71% of assets

$10.24 MILLION invested

Major consumer brands

22 holdings

6.97% of assets

$12.49 MILLION invested

Commodity producers

2 HOLDINGS

Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.

2 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. WH Group Ltd
0.72%0.72% of portfolio
$1.29M$1.29M invested
2. Associated British Foods PLC
0.04%0.04% of portfolio
$66,352$66,352 invested

Banks and lenders

13 HOLDINGS

Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

13 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
1.5%1.5% of portfolio
$2.68M$2.68M invested
2. HSBC Holdings PLC
1.13%1.13% of portfolio
$2.02M$2.02M invested
3. DBS Group Holdings Ltd
0.69%0.69% of portfolio
$1.23M$1.23M invested
4. NatWest Group PLC
0.64%0.64% of portfolio
$1.15M$1.15M invested
5. Standard Chartered PLC
0.54%0.54% of portfolio
$963,838$963,838 invested

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Major consumer brands

22 HOLDINGS

Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

22 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
1.14%1.14% of portfolio
$2.05M$2.05M invested
2. Kingfisher PLC
0.93%0.93% of portfolio
$1.67M$1.67M invested
3. WH Group Ltd
0.72%0.72% of portfolio
$1.29M$1.29M invested
4. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
0.5%0.5% of portfolio
$904,482$904,482 invested
5. Asics Corp
0.47%0.47% of portfolio
$851,269$851,269 invested

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DATA AS OF 31 Dec 2025

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GuideMark World ex-US Fund - GPS Funds GMWEX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Coal/oil/gas energy, fossil-fired utilities, related financial companies

Deforestation

Deforestation-risk agriculture, related financial companies, consumer brands

Social

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

LGBTQ+ equity

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N/A

Civilian firearms

Civilian firearms manufacturers, related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Military arms manufacturers, including nuclear weapons, controversial weapons

Tobacco

Tobacco companies, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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